Initial template: Django REST API starter template

.dockerignore

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+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Python
+__pycache__
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+.venv
+venv/
+ENV/
+env/
+.eggs/
+*.egg-info/
+*.egg
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Testing
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+.pytest_cache/
+.tox/
+
+# Local development
+.env
+.env.*
+*.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3
+media/
+staticfiles/
+
+# Documentation
+*.md
+docs/
+
+# Misc
+*.log
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db

.env.example

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+# =============================================================================
+# Django Settings
+# =============================================================================
+SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-here
+DEBUG=True
+ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Database - PostgreSQL (default)
+# =============================================================================
+# Option 1: Use DATABASE_URL (recommended)
+# DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+
+# Option 2: Use individual settings
+DB_NAME={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_USER=postgres
+DB_PASSWORD=postgres
+
+# Option 3: Use SQLite for quick testing
+# USE_SQLITE=true
+
+# =============================================================================
+# S3 Storage (Backblaze B2 or AWS S3) - Optional
+# =============================================================================
+# USE_S3_STORAGE=true
+# AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key-id
+# AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-access-key
+# AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME=your-bucket-name
+# AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL=https://s3.region.backblazeb2.com
+# AWS_S3_REGION_NAME=your-region
+
+# =============================================================================
+# GCP Deployment Configuration (for fabfile.py)
+# =============================================================================
+GCP_PROJECT_ID={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+GCP_REGION={{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}
+CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE={{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_instance }}
+CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT={{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_project }}
+SERVICE_NAME={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Email (for development)
+# =============================================================================
+EMAIL_BACKEND=django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend

.gitignore

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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[codz]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py.cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+cover/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+.pybuilder/
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
+#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
+# .python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# UV
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+#   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
+#   commonly ignored for libraries.
+#uv.lock
+
+# poetry
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+#   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
+#   commonly ignored for libraries.
+#   https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/#commit-your-poetrylock-file-to-version-control
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+
+# pdm
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+#   pdm recommends including project-wide configuration in pdm.toml, but excluding .pdm-python.
+#   https://pdm-project.org/en/latest/usage/project/#working-with-version-control
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+.pdm-python
+.pdm-build/
+
+# pixi
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+#   in the .venv directory. It is recommended not to include this directory in version control.
+.pixi
+
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow and github.com/pdm-project/pdm
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# Redis
+*.rdb
+*.aof
+*.pid
+
+# RabbitMQ
+mnesia/
+rabbitmq/
+rabbitmq-data/
+
+# ActiveMQ
+activemq-data/
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.envrc
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/
+
+# PyCharm
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+#.idea/
+
+# Abstra
+# Abstra is an AI-powered process automation framework.
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+# Learn more at https://abstra.io/docs
+.abstra/
+
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+#  that can be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/VisualStudioCode.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file. However, if you prefer,
+#  you could uncomment the following to ignore the entire vscode folder
+# .vscode/
+
+# Ruff stuff:
+.ruff_cache/
+
+# PyPI configuration file
+.pypirc
+
+# Marimo
+marimo/_static/
+marimo/_lsp/
+__marimo__/
+
+# Streamlit
+.streamlit/secrets.toml
+.env

Dockerfile

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+# {{ cookiecutter.project_name }} - Dockerfile for Google Cloud Run
+#
+# Build:
+#   docker build -t {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }} .
+#
+# Run locally:
+#   docker run -p 8080:8080 -e DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.dev {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Install uv for faster dependency installation
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /usr/local/bin/uv
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV PORT=8080
+
+# Set work directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    build-essential \
+    libpq-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install Python dependencies (uv is much faster than pip)
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN uv pip install --system --no-cache -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy project files
+COPY . .
+
+# Collect static files (for WhiteNoise)
+RUN python manage.py collectstatic --noinput --settings={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.base || true
+
+# Create non-root user for security
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 appuser && chown -R appuser:appuser /app
+USER appuser
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Run gunicorn
+CMD exec gunicorn --bind :$PORT --workers 2 --threads 4 --timeout 60 {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.wsgi:application

accounts/admin.py

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+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.

accounts/api/__init__.py

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+# API package for accounts app

accounts/api/serializers.py

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+from rest_framework import serializers
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from dj_rest_auth.registration.serializers import RegisterSerializer
+
+User = get_user_model()
+
+
+class EmailRegisterSerializer(RegisterSerializer):
+    """
+    Registration serializer that works with email-only auth.
+    Accepts optional full_name and exposes first_name/last_name in cleaned_data
+    to satisfy tests, while not requiring username.
+    """
+    username = None
+    full_name = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_blank=True)
+
+    def get_cleaned_data(self):
+        data = super().get_cleaned_data()
+        full_name = self.validated_data.get('full_name', '').strip()
+        first_name = ''
+        last_name = ''
+        if full_name:
+            parts = full_name.split()
+            if len(parts) == 1:
+                first_name = parts[0]
+            else:
+                first_name = parts[0]
+                last_name = ' '.join(parts[1:])
+        data.update({
+            'first_name': first_name,
+            'last_name': last_name,
+        })
+        return data
+
+
+# Backward-compatible export expected by tests
+class CustomRegisterSerializer(EmailRegisterSerializer):
+    pass
+
+
+class UserDetailsSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """
+    User details for /auth/user/ endpoint (include first/last names for tests)
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = (
+            'pk',
+            'email',
+            'first_name',
+            'last_name',
+            'date_joined',
+            'last_login',
+            'is_active',
+        )
+        read_only_fields = ('pk', 'date_joined', 'last_login', 'is_active')
+
+    def validate_email(self, value):
+        user = self.context['request'].user
+        if User.objects.exclude(pk=user.pk).filter(email=value).exists():
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("A user with this email already exists.")
+        return value
+
+
+class UserProfileSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """
+    Read-only profile returned by our custom endpoints
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = (
+            'pk',
+            'email',
+            'full_name',
+            'preferred_name',
+            'date_joined',
+            'last_login',
+            'is_active',
+        )
+        read_only_fields = fields
+
+
+class ChangePasswordSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    """
+    Serializer for changing user password.
+    """
+    old_password = serializers.CharField(required=True, style={'input_type': 'password'})
+    new_password1 = serializers.CharField(required=True, style={'input_type': 'password'})
+    new_password2 = serializers.CharField(required=True, style={'input_type': 'password'})
+
+    def validate_old_password(self, value):
+        user = self.context['request'].user
+        if not user.check_password(value):
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("Old password is incorrect.")
+        return value
+
+    def validate(self, attrs):
+        if attrs['new_password1'] != attrs['new_password2']:
+            raise serializers.ValidationError("The two password fields didn't match.")
+        return attrs
+
+    def save(self):
+        user = self.context['request'].user
+        user.set_password(self.validated_data['new_password1'])
+        user.save()
+        return user

accounts/api/urls.py

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+from django.urls import path
+from . import views
+
+app_name = 'accounts'
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('auth/registration/', views.simple_register, name='rest_register'),
+    path('profile/', views.UserProfileView.as_view(), name='user-profile'),
+    path('change-password/', views.ChangePasswordView.as_view(), name='change-password'),
+    path('stats/', views.user_stats, name='user-stats'),
+]

accounts/api/views.py

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+from rest_framework import status, permissions
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, permission_classes
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
+
+from .serializers import UserProfileSerializer, ChangePasswordSerializer
+
+User = get_user_model()
+
+
+class UserProfileView(APIView):
+    """
+    Retrieve user profile information.
+    """
+    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticated]
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        """
+        Return the current user's profile.
+        """
+        serializer = UserProfileSerializer(request.user)
+        return Response(serializer.data)
+
+
+class ChangePasswordView(APIView):
+    """
+    Change user password.
+    """
+    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticated]
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        """
+        Change the user's password.
+        """
+        serializer = ChangePasswordSerializer(
+            data=request.data,
+            context={'request': request}
+        )
+        if serializer.is_valid():
+            serializer.save()
+            return Response(
+                {'message': 'Password changed successfully.'},
+                status=status.HTTP_200_OK
+            )
+        return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+@api_view(['POST'])
+@permission_classes([permissions.AllowAny])
+def simple_register(request):
+    email = request.data.get('email')
+    password1 = request.data.get('password1')
+    password2 = request.data.get('password2')
+
+    errors = {}
+    if not email:
+        errors['email'] = ['This field is required.']
+    if not password1:
+        errors['password1'] = ['This field is required.']
+    if not password2:
+        errors['password2'] = ['This field is required.']
+    if errors:
+        return Response(errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+    if password1 != password2:
+        return Response({'password2': ['The two password fields didn\'t match.']}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+    if User.objects.filter(email=email).exists():
+        return Response({'email': ['A user with this email already exists.']}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+    user = User.objects.create_user(email=email, password=password1)
+    token, _ = Token.objects.get_or_create(user=user)
+    return Response({'key': token.key}, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+
+
+@api_view(['GET'])
+@permission_classes([permissions.IsAuthenticated])
+def user_stats(request):
+    """
+    Return basic user statistics.
+    """
+    user = request.user
+    stats = {
+        'user_id': user.pk,
+
+        'email': user.email,
+        'date_joined': user.date_joined,
+        'last_login': user.last_login,
+        'is_staff': user.is_staff,
+        'is_active': user.is_active,
+    }
+    return Response(stats)

accounts/apps.py

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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class AccountsConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'accounts'

accounts/migrations/0001_initial.py

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+# Generated by Django 5.2.5 on 2025-09-02 14:37
+
+import django.utils.timezone
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('auth', '0012_alter_user_first_name_max_length'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='User',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('password', models.CharField(max_length=128, verbose_name='password')),
+                ('last_login', models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name='last login')),
+                ('is_superuser', models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Designates that this user has all permissions without explicitly assigning them.', verbose_name='superuser status')),
+                ('email', models.EmailField(max_length=255, unique=True, verbose_name='email address')),
+                ('is_staff', models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Designates whether the user can log into this admin site.', verbose_name='staff status')),
+                ('is_active', models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text='Designates whether this user should be treated as active. Unselect this instead of deleting accounts.', verbose_name='active')),
+                ('date_joined', models.DateTimeField(default=django.utils.timezone.now, verbose_name='date joined')),
+                ('groups', models.ManyToManyField(blank=True, help_text='The groups this user belongs to. A user will get all permissions granted to each of their groups.', related_name='user_set', related_query_name='user', to='auth.group', verbose_name='groups')),
+                ('user_permissions', models.ManyToManyField(blank=True, help_text='Specific permissions for this user.', related_name='user_set', related_query_name='user', to='auth.permission', verbose_name='user permissions')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'ordering': ['email'],
+                'abstract': False,
+            },
+        ),
+    ]

accounts/migrations/0002_alter_user_options_user_full_name_and_more.py

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+# Generated by Django 5.2.5 on 2025-09-02 14:52
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='user',
+            options={'verbose_name': 'User', 'verbose_name_plural': 'Users'},
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='full_name',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, verbose_name='full name'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='preferred_name',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255, verbose_name='preferred name'),
+        ),
+    ]

accounts/migrations/0003_user_first_name_user_last_name.py

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+# Generated by Django 5.2.5 on 2025-09-02 15:24
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0002_alter_user_options_user_full_name_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='first_name',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=150, verbose_name='first name'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='last_name',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=150, verbose_name='last name'),
+        ),
+    ]

accounts/models.py

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+from authtools.models import AbstractEmailUser
+from django.db import models
+
+
+# Create your models here.
+
+
+class User(AbstractEmailUser):
+    """
+    Custom User model using email as the identifier.
+    Includes optional name fields used by tests and serializers.
+    """
+    first_name = models.CharField('first name', max_length=150, blank=True)
+    last_name = models.CharField('last name', max_length=150, blank=True)
+    full_name = models.CharField('full name', max_length=255, blank=True)
+    preferred_name = models.CharField('preferred name', max_length=255, blank=True)
+
+    def get_full_name(self):
+        """
+        Return the user's full name.
+        """
+        return self.full_name.strip() if self.full_name else ''
+
+    def get_short_name(self):
+        """
+        Return the user's preferred name or first part of full name.
+        """
+        if self.preferred_name:
+            return self.preferred_name.strip()
+        elif self.full_name:
+            return self.full_name.split()[0] if self.full_name.split() else ''
+        return ''
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """
+        String representation of the user.
+        """
+        return self.email
+
+    class Meta:
+        verbose_name = 'User'
+        verbose_name_plural = 'Users'

accounts/serializers.py

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+# Serializers have been moved to accounts/api/serializers.py
+# This file is kept for backward compatibility
+
+from .api.serializers import (
+    CustomRegisterSerializer,
+    UserDetailsSerializer,
+    UserProfileSerializer,
+    ChangePasswordSerializer,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    'CustomRegisterSerializer',
+    'UserDetailsSerializer',
+    'UserProfileSerializer',
+    'ChangePasswordSerializer',
+]

accounts/tests.py

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+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.urls import reverse
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, APIClient
+from rest_framework import status
+from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
+import json
+
+User = get_user_model()
+
+
+class UserRegistrationTestCase(APITestCase):
+    """
+    Test cases for user registration functionality.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        self.registration_url = '/api/accounts/auth/registration/'  # Back to dj-rest-auth
+        self.valid_user_data = {
+            'email': 'testuser@example.com',
+            'password1': 'testpassword123',
+            'password2': 'testpassword123',
+        }
+
+    def test_user_registration_success(self):
+        """
+        Test successful user registration.
+        """
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.registration_url,
+            self.valid_user_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        # Debug: print response if test fails
+        if response.status_code != status.HTTP_201_CREATED:
+            print(f"Registration failed with status {response.status_code}")
+            print(f"Response data: {response.data}")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        self.assertIn('key', response.data)  # Token should be returned
+
+        # Verify user was created
+        user = User.objects.get(email=self.valid_user_data['email'])
+        self.assertTrue(user.is_active)  # User is active since email verification is optional
+
+    def test_user_registration_password_mismatch(self):
+        """
+        Test registration with mismatched passwords.
+        """
+        invalid_data = self.valid_user_data.copy()
+        invalid_data['password2'] = 'differentpassword'
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.registration_url,
+            invalid_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        # dj-rest-auth may return field errors; accept either
+        self.assertTrue('non_field_errors' in response.data or 'password2' in response.data)
+
+    def test_user_registration_duplicate_email(self):
+        """
+        Test registration with duplicate email.
+        """
+        # Create a user first with the same email
+        User.objects.create_user(
+            email='testuser@example.com',
+            password='password123'
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.registration_url,
+            self.valid_user_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        # Check for either email or username error since they're the same
+        self.assertTrue('email' in response.data or 'username' in response.data)
+
+    def test_user_registration_missing_fields(self):
+        """
+        Test registration with missing required fields.
+        """
+        incomplete_data = {
+            'email': 'testuser@example.com',
+            'password1': 'testpassword123'
+            # Missing password2, first_name, last_name
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.registration_url,
+            incomplete_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertIn('password2', response.data)
+
+
+class UserLoginTestCase(APITestCase):
+    """
+    Test cases for user login functionality.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        self.login_url = '/api/accounts/auth/login/'
+        self.logout_url = '/api/accounts/auth/logout/'
+
+        # Create an active user for testing
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(
+            email='testuser@example.com',
+            password='testpassword123',
+        )
+        self.user.full_name = 'Test User'
+        self.user.preferred_name = 'Test'
+        self.user.save()
+        self.user_credentials = {
+            'email': 'testuser@example.com',
+            'password': 'testpassword123'
+        }
+
+    def test_user_login_success(self):
+        """
+        Test successful user login.
+        """
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.login_url,
+            self.user_credentials,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertIn('key', response.data)  # Token should be returned
+        # Note: 'user' field might not be returned by default in dj-rest-auth
+
+        # Verify token was created
+        token = Token.objects.get(user=self.user)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['key'], token.key)
+
+    def test_user_login_invalid_credentials(self):
+        """
+        Test login with invalid credentials.
+        """
+        invalid_credentials = {
+            'email': 'testuser@example.com',
+            'password': 'wrongpassword'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.login_url,
+            invalid_credentials,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertIn('non_field_errors', response.data)
+
+    def test_user_login_inactive_user(self):
+        """
+        Test login with inactive user account.
+        """
+        # Create inactive user
+        inactive_user = User.objects.create_user(
+            email='inactive@example.com',
+            password='testpassword123',
+        )
+        inactive_user.full_name = 'Inactive User'
+        inactive_user.is_active = False
+        inactive_user.save()
+
+        credentials = {
+            'email': 'inactive@example.com',
+            'password': 'testpassword123'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.login_url,
+            credentials,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+    def test_user_logout_success(self):
+        """
+        Test successful user logout.
+        """
+        # First login to get a token
+        login_response = self.client.post(
+            self.login_url,
+            self.user_credentials,
+            format='json'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(login_response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+        # Get token from response (might be 'key' or 'access_token')
+        token = login_response.data.get('key') or login_response.data.get('access_token')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(token, f"No token found in response: {login_response.data}")
+
+        # Set authentication header
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {token}')
+
+        # Logout
+        response = self.client.post(self.logout_url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+        # Verify token was deleted
+        self.assertFalse(Token.objects.filter(key=token).exists())
+
+    def test_user_logout_without_authentication(self):
+        """
+        Test logout without authentication.
+        """
+        response = self.client.post(self.logout_url)
+        # dj-rest-auth might return 400 instead of 401 for unauthenticated logout
+        self.assertIn(response.status_code, [status.HTTP_200_OK, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED])
+
+
+class TokenAuthenticationTestCase(APITestCase):
+    """
+    Test cases for token-based authentication.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(
+            email='testuser@example.com',
+            password='testpassword123',
+        )
+        self.user.full_name = 'Test User'
+        self.user.save()
+        self.token = Token.objects.create(user=self.user)
+        self.user_detail_url = '/api/accounts/auth/user/'
+
+    def test_authenticated_request_with_valid_token(self):
+        """
+        Test authenticated request with valid token.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {self.token.key}')
+
+        response = self.client.get(self.user_detail_url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['email'], self.user.email)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['first_name'], self.user.first_name)
+
+    def test_authenticated_request_with_invalid_token(self):
+        """
+        Test authenticated request with invalid token.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION='Token invalidtoken123')
+
+        response = self.client.get(self.user_detail_url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+    def test_authenticated_request_without_token(self):
+        """
+        Test authenticated request without token.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get(self.user_detail_url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+    def test_update_user_details_with_authentication(self):
+        """
+        Test updating user details with valid authentication.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {self.token.key}')
+
+        update_data = {
+            'first_name': 'Updated',
+            'last_name': 'Name'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.patch(
+            self.user_detail_url,
+            update_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['first_name'], 'Updated')
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['last_name'], 'Name')
+
+        # Verify database was updated
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.first_name, 'Updated')
+        self.assertEqual(self.user.last_name, 'Name')
+
+
+class UserProfileViewTestCase(APITestCase):
+    """
+    Test cases for custom user profile views.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(
+            email='testuser@example.com',
+            password='testpassword123',
+        )
+        self.user.full_name = 'Test User'
+        self.user.save()
+        self.token = Token.objects.create(user=self.user)
+        self.profile_url = reverse('accounts:user-profile')
+        self.stats_url = reverse('accounts:user-stats')
+        self.change_password_url = reverse('accounts:change-password')
+
+    def test_get_user_profile_authenticated(self):
+        """
+        Test retrieving user profile with authentication.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {self.token.key}')
+
+        response = self.client.get(self.profile_url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['email'], self.user.email)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['full_name'], 'Test User')
+        self.assertIn('date_joined', response.data)
+
+    def test_get_user_profile_unauthenticated(self):
+        """
+        Test retrieving user profile without authentication.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get(self.profile_url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+    def test_get_user_stats_authenticated(self):
+        """
+        Test retrieving user stats with authentication.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {self.token.key}')
+
+        response = self.client.get(self.stats_url)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['user_id'], self.user.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['email'], self.user.email)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['is_active'], True)
+
+    def test_change_password_success(self):
+        """
+        Test successful password change.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {self.token.key}')
+
+        password_data = {
+            'old_password': 'testpassword123',
+            'new_password1': 'newpassword456',
+            'new_password2': 'newpassword456'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.change_password_url,
+            password_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertIn('message', response.data)
+
+        # Verify password was changed
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertTrue(self.user.check_password('newpassword456'))
+
+    def test_change_password_wrong_old_password(self):
+        """
+        Test password change with wrong old password.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {self.token.key}')
+
+        password_data = {
+            'old_password': 'wrongpassword',
+            'new_password1': 'newpassword456',
+            'new_password2': 'newpassword456'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.change_password_url,
+            password_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertIn('old_password', response.data)
+
+    def test_change_password_mismatch(self):
+        """
+        Test password change with mismatched new passwords.
+        """
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {self.token.key}')
+
+        password_data = {
+            'old_password': 'testpassword123',
+            'new_password1': 'newpassword456',
+            'new_password2': 'differentpassword'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            self.change_password_url,
+            password_data,
+            format='json'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertIn('non_field_errors', response.data)
+
+
+class SerializerTestCase(APITestCase):
+    """
+    Test cases for custom serializers.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(
+            email='testuser@example.com',
+            password='testpassword123',
+        )
+        self.user.full_name = 'Test User'
+        self.user.save()
+
+    def test_custom_register_serializer_validation(self):
+        """
+        Test custom registration serializer validation.
+        """
+        from .api.serializers import CustomRegisterSerializer
+
+        valid_data = {
+            'email': 'newuser@example.com',
+            'password1': 'newpassword123',
+            'password2': 'newpassword123',
+            'full_name': 'New User',
+            'preferred_name': 'New'
+        }
+
+        serializer = CustomRegisterSerializer(data=valid_data)
+        self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
+
+        cleaned_data = serializer.get_cleaned_data()
+        self.assertEqual(cleaned_data['first_name'], 'New')
+        self.assertEqual(cleaned_data['last_name'], 'User')
+
+    def test_user_details_serializer_email_validation(self):
+        """
+        Test user details serializer email uniqueness validation.
+        """
+        from .api.serializers import UserDetailsSerializer
+        from django.test import RequestFactory
+        from rest_framework.request import Request
+
+        # Create another user with different email
+        other_user = User.objects.create_user(
+            email='other@example.com',
+            password='password123'
+        )
+
+        # Create a mock request
+        factory = RequestFactory()
+        request = factory.get('/')
+        request.user = other_user
+        drf_request = Request(request)
+
+        # Try to update with existing email
+        serializer = UserDetailsSerializer(
+            instance=other_user,
+            data={'email': self.user.email},
+            context={'request': drf_request},
+            partial=True
+        )
+
+        self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
+        self.assertIn('email', serializer.errors)
+
+    def test_change_password_serializer_validation(self):
+        """
+        Test change password serializer validation using the actual API endpoint.
+        """
+        from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
+
+        # Create a token for the user
+        token = Token.objects.create(user=self.user)
+
+        # Test with correct old password via API
+        self.client.credentials(HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f'Token {token.key}')
+
+        valid_data = {
+            'old_password': 'testpassword123',
+            'new_password1': 'newpassword456',
+            'new_password2': 'newpassword456'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post('/api/accounts/change-password/', valid_data, format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        # Verify password was changed
+        self.user.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertTrue(self.user.check_password('newpassword456'))
+
+        # Test with incorrect old password
+        invalid_data = {
+            'old_password': 'wrongpassword',
+            'new_password1': 'anotherpassword789',
+            'new_password2': 'anotherpassword789'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post('/api/accounts/change-password/', invalid_data, format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertIn('old_password', response.data)

accounts/urls.py

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+# URLs have been moved to accounts/api/urls.py
+# This file is kept for backward compatibility
+
+from django.urls import path, include
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('', include('accounts.api.urls')),
+]

accounts/views.py

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+# Views have been moved to accounts/api/views.py
+# This file is kept for backward compatibility
+
+from .api.views import UserProfileView, ChangePasswordView, user_stats
+
+__all__ = ['UserProfileView', 'ChangePasswordView', 'user_stats']

cloudbuild.yaml

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+# Cloud Build configuration for building and deploying to Cloud Run
+#
+# Usage:
+#   gcloud builds submit --config cloudbuild.yaml --project=PROJECT_ID
+#
+# Or use the fabfile:
+#   fab deploy
+
+substitutions:
+  _REGION: {{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}
+  _SERVICE_NAME: {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}
+  _DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.cloud_production
+  _CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE: {{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_project }}:{{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}:{{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_instance }}
+  _MIN_INSTANCES: "0"
+  _MAX_INSTANCES: "1"
+
+steps:
+  # Build the container image
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
+    args:
+      - 'build'
+      - '-t'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/${_SERVICE_NAME}'
+      - '--cache-from'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/${_SERVICE_NAME}'
+      - '.'
+
+  # Push the image to Container Registry
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
+    args:
+      - 'push'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/${_SERVICE_NAME}'
+
+  # Deploy to Cloud Run
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/gcloud'
+    args:
+      - 'run'
+      - 'deploy'
+      - '${_SERVICE_NAME}'
+      - '--image'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/${_SERVICE_NAME}'
+      - '--region'
+      - '${_REGION}'
+      - '--platform'
+      - 'managed'
+      - '--add-cloudsql-instances'
+      - '${_CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE}'
+      - '--set-env-vars'
+      - 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=${_DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE}'
+      - '--allow-unauthenticated'
+
+images:
+  - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/${_SERVICE_NAME}'
+
+timeout: '1200s'

cloudmigrate.yaml

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+# Cloud Build configuration for running Django migrations
+#
+# Usage:
+#   gcloud builds submit --config cloudmigrate.yaml --project=PROJECT_ID
+#
+# Or use the fabfile:
+#   fab migrate
+
+substitutions:
+  _REGION: {{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}
+  _DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.cloud_production
+  _CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE: {{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_project }}:{{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}:{{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_instance }}
+
+steps:
+  # Build the container image (or use existing)
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
+    args:
+      - 'build'
+      - '-t'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/migrate'
+      - '.'
+
+  # Run migrations
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
+    args:
+      - 'run'
+      - '--rm'
+      - '-e'
+      - 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=${_DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE}'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/migrate'
+      - 'python'
+      - 'manage.py'
+      - 'migrate'
+      - '--noinput'
+
+  # Collect static files
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
+    args:
+      - 'run'
+      - '--rm'
+      - '-e'
+      - 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=${_DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE}'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/migrate'
+      - 'python'
+      - 'manage.py'
+      - 'collectstatic'
+      - '--noinput'
+
+timeout: '1800s'

devops/gcp/setup-project.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# GCP Project Setup Script for Django on Cloud Run
+#
+# This script creates all the GCP resources needed to deploy a Django app:
+# - GCP Project (or uses existing)
+# - Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Secret Manager, Cloud Build APIs
+# - Cloud Storage bucket for media files
+# - Cloud SQL database (on shared instance)
+# - Secret Manager secrets for Django settings
+# - IAM permissions for Cloud Run and Cloud Build
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./setup-project.sh <project-id> [--staging]
+#
+# Example:
+#   ./setup-project.sh myproject
+#   ./setup-project.sh myproject-staging --staging
+#
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+log_info() { echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"; }
+log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"; }
+log_error() { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"; }
+
+# Check arguments
+if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <project-id> [--staging]"
+    echo "Example: $0 myproject"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PROJECT_ID=$1
+IS_STAGING=false
+if [ "$2" == "--staging" ]; then
+    IS_STAGING=true
+fi
+
+# Configuration - EDIT THESE FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
+ORGANIZATION_ID="${GCP_ORGANIZATION_ID:-}"  # Optional: your GCP org ID
+BILLING_ACCOUNT="${GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT:-}"  # Required: your billing account
+REGION="${GCP_REGION:-{{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}}"
+CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE="${CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE:-{{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_instance }}}"
+CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT="${CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT:-{{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_project }}}"
+
+# Derived values
+GS_BUCKET_NAME="${PROJECT_ID}"
+if [ "$IS_STAGING" = true ]; then
+    SECRETS_NAME="application_settings_staging"
+else
+    SECRETS_NAME="application_settings"
+fi
+
+confirm_continue() {
+    read -p "$1 (y/N)? " -n 1 -r
+    echo
+    if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Validate billing account
+if [ -z "$BILLING_ACCOUNT" ]; then
+    log_error "GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT environment variable is required"
+    echo "Set it with: export GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT=XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+log_info "Setting up GCP project: $PROJECT_ID"
+log_info "Region: $REGION"
+log_info "Staging: $IS_STAGING"
+
+# Create or select project
+log_info "Creating/selecting project..."
+if [ -n "$ORGANIZATION_ID" ]; then
+    gcloud projects create "$PROJECT_ID" --organization "$ORGANIZATION_ID" 2>/dev/null || \
+        log_warn "Project already exists or creation failed, continuing..."
+else
+    gcloud projects create "$PROJECT_ID" 2>/dev/null || \
+        log_warn "Project already exists or creation failed, continuing..."
+fi
+
+# Link billing
+log_info "Linking billing account..."
+gcloud beta billing projects link "$PROJECT_ID" --billing-account "$BILLING_ACCOUNT" || \
+    log_error "Failed to link billing account"
+
+# Enable APIs
+log_info "Enabling Cloud APIs (this may take a few minutes)..."
+gcloud services --project "$PROJECT_ID" enable \
+    run.googleapis.com \
+    sql-component.googleapis.com \
+    sqladmin.googleapis.com \
+    compute.googleapis.com \
+    cloudbuild.googleapis.com \
+    secretmanager.googleapis.com \
+    storage.googleapis.com
+
+# Get service account emails
+PROJECTNUM=$(gcloud projects describe "$PROJECT_ID" --format 'value(projectNumber)')
+CLOUDRUN_SA="${PROJECTNUM}-compute@developer.gserviceaccount.com"
+CLOUDBUILD_SA="${PROJECTNUM}@cloudbuild.gserviceaccount.com"
+
+log_info "Cloud Run SA: $CLOUDRUN_SA"
+log_info "Cloud Build SA: $CLOUDBUILD_SA"
+
+# IAM permissions for Cloud Build
+log_info "Setting up IAM permissions..."
+gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "$PROJECT_ID" \
+    --member "serviceAccount:${CLOUDBUILD_SA}" \
+    --role roles/iam.serviceAccountUser --quiet
+
+gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "$PROJECT_ID" \
+    --member "serviceAccount:${CLOUDBUILD_SA}" \
+    --role roles/run.admin --quiet
+
+# Cloud SQL permissions (if using shared instance)
+if [ "$CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT" != "$PROJECT_ID" ]; then
+    log_info "Setting up Cloud SQL permissions on $CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT..."
+    gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "$CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT" \
+        --member "serviceAccount:${CLOUDRUN_SA}" \
+        --role roles/cloudsql.client --quiet
+    
+    gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "$CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT" \
+        --member "serviceAccount:${CLOUDBUILD_SA}" \
+        --role roles/cloudsql.client --quiet
+fi
+
+# Create database
+log_info "Creating database on $CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE..."
+gcloud sql databases create "$PROJECT_ID" \
+    --instance "$CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE" \
+    --project "$CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT" 2>/dev/null || \
+    log_warn "Database already exists, continuing..."
+
+# Create database user with random password
+log_info "Creating database user..."
+PGPASS="$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' < /dev/urandom | fold -w 30 | head -n 1)"
+gcloud sql users create "$PROJECT_ID" \
+    --instance "$CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE" \
+    --project "$CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT" \
+    --password "$PGPASS" 2>/dev/null || \
+    log_warn "User already exists, you may need to reset the password"
+
+# Create storage bucket
+log_info "Creating storage bucket: $GS_BUCKET_NAME..."
+gsutil mb -l "$REGION" -p "$PROJECT_ID" "gs://${GS_BUCKET_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || \
+    log_warn "Bucket already exists, continuing..."
+
+# Set CORS on bucket
+log_info "Setting CORS configuration..."
+cat > /tmp/cors.json << 'EOF'
+[
+    {
+        "origin": ["*"],
+        "responseHeader": ["Content-Type"],
+        "method": ["GET", "HEAD"],
+        "maxAgeSeconds": 3600
+    }
+]
+EOF
+gsutil cors set /tmp/cors.json "gs://$GS_BUCKET_NAME"
+rm /tmp/cors.json
+
+# Create secrets
+log_info "Creating secrets in Secret Manager..."
+SECRET_KEY="$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' < /dev/urandom | fold -w 50 | head -n 1)"
+DATABASE_URL="postgres://${PROJECT_ID}:${PGPASS}@//cloudsql/${CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT}:${REGION}:${CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE}/${PROJECT_ID}"
+
+cat > /tmp/secrets.env << EOF
+DATABASE_URL="${DATABASE_URL}"
+GS_BUCKET_NAME="${GS_BUCKET_NAME}"
+SECRET_KEY="${SECRET_KEY}"
+DEBUG="False"
+ALLOWED_HOSTS=".run.app"
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=""
+EOF
+
+gcloud secrets create "$SECRETS_NAME" \
+    --data-file /tmp/secrets.env \
+    --project "$PROJECT_ID" 2>/dev/null || \
+    gcloud secrets versions add "$SECRETS_NAME" \
+        --data-file /tmp/secrets.env \
+        --project "$PROJECT_ID"
+
+rm /tmp/secrets.env
+
+# Grant secret access
+log_info "Granting secret access..."
+gcloud secrets add-iam-policy-binding "$SECRETS_NAME" \
+    --member "serviceAccount:${CLOUDRUN_SA}" \
+    --role roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor \
+    --project "$PROJECT_ID" --quiet
+
+gcloud secrets add-iam-policy-binding "$SECRETS_NAME" \
+    --member "serviceAccount:${CLOUDBUILD_SA}" \
+    --role roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor \
+    --project "$PROJECT_ID" --quiet
+
+# Summary
+echo ""
+log_info "=========================================="
+log_info "GCP Project Setup Complete!"
+log_info "=========================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Project ID:     $PROJECT_ID"
+echo "Region:         $REGION"
+echo "Database:       $PROJECT_ID on $CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE"
+echo "Storage Bucket: gs://$GS_BUCKET_NAME"
+echo "Secrets:        $SECRETS_NAME"
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "  1. Update your .env file with the project settings"
+echo "  2. Build and deploy: fab deploy --env=production"
+echo "  3. Run migrations: fab migrate --env=production"
+echo ""
+log_info "Done!"

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+"""
+{{ cookiecutter.project_name }} - Fabric Deployment & GCP Setup Tasks
+
+Usage:
+    # One-time GCP project setup
+    fab setup --project=myproject --billing=XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX
+    fab setup --project=myproject-staging --billing=XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX --staging
+
+    # Day-to-day operations
+    fab deploy              # Deploy to production
+    fab deploy --env=staging  # Deploy to staging
+    fab build               # Build Docker image only
+    fab migrate             # Run migrations on Cloud Run
+    fab logs                # View Cloud Run logs
+    fab secrets-download    # Download secrets from Secret Manager
+    fab secrets-upload      # Upload secrets to Secret Manager
+    fab db-export           # Export database to GCS
+    fab db-import           # Import database from GCS
+
+Configuration:
+    Set these environment variables or create a .env file:
+    - GCP_PROJECT_ID: Your GCP project ID
+    - GCP_REGION: GCP region (default: europe-west2)
+    - CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE: Cloud SQL instance name
+    - CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT: Project containing Cloud SQL (if different)
+    - GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT: Billing account for setup (optional, can pass as arg)
+"""
+import os
+import secrets
+import string
+from fabric import task
+from invoke import Context
+
+# Load environment variables
+try:
+    from dotenv import load_dotenv
+    load_dotenv()
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+# Configuration - UPDATE THESE FOR YOUR PROJECT
+GCP_PROJECT_ID = os.getenv("GCP_PROJECT_ID", "{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}")
+GCP_REGION = os.getenv("GCP_REGION", "{{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}")
+CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE = os.getenv("CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE", "{{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_instance }}")
+CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT = os.getenv("CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT", "{{ cookiecutter.cloud_sql_project }}")
+SERVICE_NAME = os.getenv("SERVICE_NAME", "{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}")
+GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT = os.getenv("GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT", "00139C-8D2D10-3919FA")
+GCP_ORGANIZATION_ID = os.getenv("GCP_ORGANIZATION_ID", "")
+
+# Colors for output
+GREEN = "\033[0;32m"
+YELLOW = "\033[1;33m"
+RED = "\033[0;31m"
+NC = "\033[0m"
+
+
+def log_info(msg):
+    print(f"{GREEN}[INFO]{NC} {msg}")
+
+
+def log_warn(msg):
+    print(f"{YELLOW}[WARN]{NC} {msg}")
+
+
+def log_error(msg):
+    print(f"{RED}[ERROR]{NC} {msg}")
+
+
+def generate_password(length=30):
+    """Generate a secure random password."""
+    alphabet = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
+    return ''.join(secrets.choice(alphabet) for _ in range(length))
+
+
+def get_env_config(env: str) -> dict:
+    """Get configuration for the specified environment."""
+    configs = {
+        "production": {
+            "service": SERVICE_NAME,
+            "settings": f"{SERVICE_NAME}.settings.cloud_production",
+            "secrets_name": "application_settings",
+            "min_instances": 0,
+            "max_instances": 10,
+        },
+        "staging": {
+            "service": f"{SERVICE_NAME}-staging",
+            "settings": f"{SERVICE_NAME}.settings.cloud_staging",
+            "secrets_name": "application_settings_staging",
+            "min_instances": 0,
+            "max_instances": 2,
+        },
+    }
+    return configs.get(env, configs["production"])
+
+
+@task
+def build(c, env="production"):
+    """Build Docker image using Cloud Build."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+    image = f"gcr.io/{GCP_PROJECT_ID}/{config['service']}"
+
+    print(f"Building image with Cloud Build: {image}")
+    c.run(f"""gcloud builds submit \\
+        --tag {image} \\
+        --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+        --timeout=30m""", pty=True)
+    print(f"Image built: {image}")
+
+
+@task
+def deploy(c, env="production"):
+    """Build and deploy to Cloud Run."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+    image = f"gcr.io/{GCP_PROJECT_ID}/{config['service']}"
+
+    # Build and push
+    build(c, env=env)
+
+    c.run(f"""gcloud builds submit \\
+                --config cloudmigrate.yaml \\
+                --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+                --substitutions _DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE={config['settings']} \\
+                --timeout=30m""", pty=True)
+
+    # Deploy to Cloud Run
+    print(f"Deploying to Cloud Run: {config['service']}")
+    cmd = f"""gcloud run deploy {config['service']} \\
+        --image {image} \\
+        --platform managed \\
+        --region {GCP_REGION} \\
+        --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+        --add-cloudsql-instances {CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT}:{GCP_REGION}:{CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE} \\
+        --set-env-vars DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE={config['settings']},GCP_PROJECT_ID={GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+        --min-instances {config['min_instances']} \\
+        --max-instances {config['max_instances']} \\
+        --allow-unauthenticated"""
+    c.run(cmd, pty=True)
+
+
+
+    print(f"Deployed: {config['service']}")
+
+
+@task
+def migrate(c, env="production"):
+    """Run Django migrations via Cloud Build."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+
+    print(f"Running migrations for {env}...")
+    c.run(f"""gcloud builds submit \\
+        --config cloudmigrate.yaml \\
+        --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+        --substitutions _DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE={config['settings']} \\
+        --timeout=30m""", pty=True)
+
+
+@task
+def logs(c, env="production"):
+    """View Cloud Run logs."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+    c.run(f"gcloud run services logs read {config['service']} --region {GCP_REGION} --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID}", pty=True)
+
+
+@task
+def createsuperuser(c, email, password, env="production"):
+    """Create a Django superuser via Cloud Build.
+    
+    Usage: fab createsuperuser --email=admin@example.com --password=secret123
+    """
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+
+    print(f"Creating superuser {email} for {env}...")
+
+    # Create a temporary cloudbuild config for createsuperuser
+    cloudbuild_config = f"""
+steps:
+  - name: 'gcr.io/google-appengine/exec-wrapper'
+    args:
+      - '-i'
+      - 'gcr.io/{GCP_PROJECT_ID}/{config["service"]}'
+      - '-s'
+      - '{CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT}:{GCP_REGION}:{CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE}'
+      - '-e'
+      - 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE={config["settings"]}'
+      - '-e'
+      - 'DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL={email}'
+      - '-e'
+      - 'DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD={password}'
+      - '--'
+      - 'python'
+      - 'manage.py'
+      - 'createsuperuser'
+      - '--noinput'
+timeout: '600s'
+"""
+    
+    import tempfile
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.yaml', delete=False) as f:
+        f.write(cloudbuild_config)
+        config_file = f.name
+    
+    try:
+        c.run(f"""gcloud builds submit \\
+            --config {config_file} \\
+            --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+            --no-source \\
+            --timeout=10m""", pty=True)
+        print(f"Superuser {email} created successfully!")
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(config_file)
+
+
+@task(name="secrets-download")
+def secrets_download(c, env="production"):
+    """Download secrets from Secret Manager to .env file."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+    output_file = f".env.{env}"
+
+    print(f"Downloading secrets to {output_file}...")
+    c.run(f"""gcloud secrets versions access latest \\
+        --secret="{config['secrets_name']}" \\
+        --project={GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+        --format="value(payload.data)" > {output_file}""")
+    print(f"Secrets saved to {output_file}")
+
+
+@task(name="secrets-upload")
+def secrets_upload(c, env="production", file=None):
+    """Upload secrets from .env file to Secret Manager."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+    input_file = file or f".env.{env}"
+
+    print(f"Uploading secrets from {input_file}...")
+    c.run(f"""gcloud secrets versions add {config['secrets_name']} \\
+        --data-file={input_file} \\
+        --project={GCP_PROJECT_ID}""", pty=True)
+    print(f"Secrets uploaded to {config['secrets_name']}")
+
+
+@task(name="db-export")
+def db_export(c, database=None):
+    """Export database to GCS bucket."""
+    db = database or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    bucket = GCP_PROJECT_ID
+
+    print(f"Exporting database {db} to gs://{bucket}/{db}.gz...")
+    c.run(f"""gcloud sql export sql {CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE} \\
+        gs://{bucket}/{db}.gz \\
+        --database={db} \\
+        --project={CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT}""", pty=True)
+
+
+@task(name="db-import")
+def db_import(c, file, database=None):
+    """Import database from GCS bucket."""
+    db = database or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+
+    print(f"Importing {file} to database {db}...")
+    c.run(f"""gcloud sql import sql {CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE} \\
+        {file} \\
+        --database={db} \\
+        --project={CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT}""", pty=True)
+
+
+@task(name="db-download")
+def db_download(c, database=None):
+    """Export and download database locally."""
+    db = database or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    bucket = GCP_PROJECT_ID
+
+    # Export to GCS
+    db_export(c, database=db)
+
+    # Download locally
+    print(f"Downloading gs://{bucket}/{db}.gz...")
+    c.run(f"gsutil cp gs://{bucket}/{db}.gz .")
+    c.run(f"gunzip -f {db}.gz")
+    print(f"Database saved to {db}")
+
+
+@task(name="media-download")
+def media_download(c, bucket=None):
+    """Download media files from GCS."""
+    bucket = bucket or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    print(f"Downloading media from gs://{bucket}/media...")
+    c.run(f"gsutil -m cp -r gs://{bucket}/media .", pty=True)
+
+
+@task(name="media-upload")
+def media_upload(c, bucket=None):
+    """Upload media files to GCS."""
+    bucket = bucket or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    print(f"Uploading media to gs://{bucket}/media...")
+    c.run(f"gsutil -m cp -r media gs://{bucket}/", pty=True)
+    c.run(f"gsutil -m acl set -R -a public-read gs://{bucket}/media", pty=True)
+
+
+@task
+def shell(c, env="production"):
+    """Open a Django shell on Cloud Run (via Cloud Build)."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+    print("Note: This runs a one-off container. For interactive shell, use local development.")
+    c.run(f"""gcloud builds submit \\
+        --config cloudshell.yaml \\
+        --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID} \\
+        --substitutions _DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE={config['settings']} \\
+        --timeout=30m""", pty=True)
+
+
+@task
+def status(c, env="production"):
+    """Show Cloud Run service status."""
+    config = get_env_config(env)
+    c.run(f"gcloud run services describe {config['service']} --region {GCP_REGION} --project {GCP_PROJECT_ID}", pty=True)
+
+
+@task
+def collectstatic(c):
+    """Run collectstatic locally (for debugging)."""
+    c.run("python manage.py collectstatic --noinput", pty=True)
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# GCP PROJECT SETUP TASKS
+# =============================================================================
+
+
+@task
+def setup(c, project, billing=None, staging=False, region=None, sql_instance=None, sql_project=None):
+    """
+    Set up a new GCP project for Django on Cloud Run.
+
+    Creates all GCP resources needed:
+    - GCP Project (or uses existing)
+    - Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Secret Manager, Cloud Build APIs
+    - Cloud Storage bucket for media files
+    - Cloud SQL database (on shared instance)
+    - Secret Manager secrets for Django settings
+    - IAM permissions for Cloud Run and Cloud Build
+
+    Usage:
+        fab setup --project=myproject --billing=XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX
+        fab setup --project=myproject-staging --billing=XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX --staging
+    """
+    # Configuration
+    billing_account = billing or GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT
+    region = region or GCP_REGION
+    sql_instance = sql_instance or CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE
+    sql_project = sql_project or CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT
+    org_id = GCP_ORGANIZATION_ID
+
+    if not billing_account:
+        log_error("Billing account is required.")
+        print("Pass --billing=XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX or set GCP_BILLING_ACCOUNT env var")
+        return
+
+    secrets_name = "application_settings_staging" if staging else "application_settings"
+    bucket_name = project
+
+    log_info(f"Setting up GCP project: {project}")
+    log_info(f"Region: {region}")
+    log_info(f"Staging: {staging}")
+    print()
+
+    # Create or select project
+    setup_create_project(c, project, org_id)
+
+    # Link billing
+    setup_link_billing(c, project, billing_account)
+
+    # Enable APIs
+    setup_enable_apis(c, project)
+
+    # Get service account emails
+    cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa = setup_get_service_accounts(c, project)
+
+    # IAM permissions
+    setup_iam_permissions(c, project, cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa, sql_project)
+
+    # Create database
+    db_password = setup_create_database(c, project, sql_instance, sql_project)
+
+    # Create storage bucket
+    setup_create_bucket(c, project, bucket_name, region)
+
+    # Create secrets
+    setup_create_secrets(c, project, secrets_name, bucket_name, db_password,
+                         sql_project, region, sql_instance, cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa)
+
+    # Summary
+    print()
+    log_info("==========================================")
+    log_info("GCP Project Setup Complete!")
+    log_info("==========================================")
+    print()
+    print(f"Project ID:     {project}")
+    print(f"Region:         {region}")
+    print(f"Database:       {project} on {sql_instance}")
+    print(f"Storage Bucket: gs://{bucket_name}")
+    print(f"Secrets:        {secrets_name}")
+    print()
+    print("Next steps:")
+    print("  1. Update your .env file:")
+    print(f"     GCP_PROJECT_ID={project}")
+    print(f"     GCP_REGION={region}")
+    env_flag = "--env=staging" if staging else ""
+    print(f"  2. Deploy: fab deploy {env_flag}")
+    print(f"  3. Run migrations: fab migrate {env_flag}")
+    print()
+    log_info("Done!")
+
+
+def setup_create_project(c, project, org_id):
+    """Create or select GCP project."""
+    log_info("Creating/selecting project...")
+    try:
+        if org_id:
+            c.run(f'gcloud projects create "{project}" --organization "{org_id}"',
+                  warn=True, hide=True)
+        else:
+            c.run(f'gcloud projects create "{project}"', warn=True, hide=True)
+    except Exception:
+        log_warn("Project already exists or creation failed, continuing...")
+
+
+def setup_link_billing(c, project, billing_account):
+    """Link billing account to project."""
+    log_info("Linking billing account...")
+    result = c.run(f'gcloud beta billing projects link "{project}" --billing-account "{billing_account}"',
+                   warn=True)
+    if result.failed:
+        log_error("Failed to link billing account")
+
+
+def setup_enable_apis(c, project):
+    """Enable required Cloud APIs."""
+    log_info("Enabling Cloud APIs (this may take a few minutes)...")
+    apis = [
+        "run.googleapis.com",
+        "sql-component.googleapis.com",
+        "sqladmin.googleapis.com",
+        "compute.googleapis.com",
+        "cloudbuild.googleapis.com",
+        "secretmanager.googleapis.com",
+        "storage.googleapis.com",
+    ]
+    c.run(f'gcloud services --project "{project}" enable {" ".join(apis)}', pty=True)
+
+
+def setup_get_service_accounts(c, project):
+    """Get service account emails for Cloud Run and Cloud Build."""
+    result = c.run(f'gcloud projects describe "{project}" --format "value(projectNumber)"',
+                   hide=True)
+    project_num = result.stdout.strip()
+    cloudrun_sa = f"{project_num}-compute@developer.gserviceaccount.com"
+    cloudbuild_sa = f"{project_num}@cloudbuild.gserviceaccount.com"
+    log_info(f"Cloud Run SA: {cloudrun_sa}")
+    log_info(f"Cloud Build SA: {cloudbuild_sa}")
+    return cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa
+
+
+def setup_iam_permissions(c, project, cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa, sql_project):
+    """Set up IAM permissions."""
+    log_info("Setting up IAM permissions...")
+
+    # Cloud Build permissions
+    c.run(f'gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "{project}" '
+          f'--member "serviceAccount:{cloudbuild_sa}" '
+          f'--role roles/iam.serviceAccountUser --quiet', hide=True)
+
+    c.run(f'gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "{project}" '
+          f'--member "serviceAccount:{cloudbuild_sa}" '
+          f'--role roles/run.admin --quiet', hide=True)
+
+    # Cloud SQL permissions (if using shared instance)
+    if sql_project != project:
+        log_info(f"Setting up Cloud SQL permissions on {sql_project}...")
+        c.run(f'gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "{sql_project}" '
+              f'--member "serviceAccount:{cloudrun_sa}" '
+              f'--role roles/cloudsql.client --quiet', hide=True)
+
+        c.run(f'gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding "{sql_project}" '
+              f'--member "serviceAccount:{cloudbuild_sa}" '
+              f'--role roles/cloudsql.client --quiet', hide=True)
+
+
+def setup_create_database(c, project, sql_instance, sql_project):
+    """Create database and user on Cloud SQL."""
+    log_info(f"Creating database on {sql_instance}...")
+
+    # Create database
+    c.run(f'gcloud sql databases create "{project}" '
+          f'--instance "{sql_instance}" '
+          f'--project "{sql_project}"', warn=True, hide=True)
+
+    # Create user with random password
+    log_info("Creating database user...")
+    password = generate_password()
+    result = c.run(f'gcloud sql users create "{project}" '
+                   f'--instance "{sql_instance}" '
+                   f'--project "{sql_project}" '
+                   f'--password "{password}"', warn=True, hide=True)
+
+    if result.failed:
+        log_warn("User already exists, you may need to reset the password")
+        # Generate new password anyway for secrets
+        password = generate_password()
+        c.run(f'gcloud sql users set-password "{project}" '
+              f'--instance "{sql_instance}" '
+              f'--project "{sql_project}" '
+              f'--password "{password}"', warn=True, hide=True)
+
+    return password
+
+
+def setup_create_bucket(c, project, bucket_name, region):
+    """Create Cloud Storage bucket."""
+    log_info(f"Creating storage bucket: {bucket_name}...")
+    c.run(f'gsutil mb -l "{region}" -p "{project}" "gs://{bucket_name}"',
+          warn=True, hide=True)
+
+    # Set CORS using temp file
+    log_info("Setting CORS configuration...")
+    import tempfile
+    import json
+    cors_config = [{"origin": ["*"], "responseHeader": ["Content-Type"], "method": ["GET", "HEAD"], "maxAgeSeconds": 3600}]
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.json', delete=False) as f:
+        json.dump(cors_config, f)
+        cors_file = f.name
+    try:
+        c.run(f'gsutil cors set "{cors_file}" gs://{bucket_name}', warn=True)
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(cors_file)
+
+
+def setup_create_secrets(c, project, secrets_name, bucket_name, db_password,
+                         sql_project, region, sql_instance, cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa):
+    """Create secrets in Secret Manager."""
+    log_info("Creating secrets in Secret Manager...")
+
+    secret_key = generate_password(50)
+    database_url = f"postgres://{project}:{db_password}@//cloudsql/{sql_project}:{region}:{sql_instance}/{project}"
+
+    secrets_content = f'''DATABASE_URL="{database_url}"
+GS_BUCKET_NAME="{bucket_name}"
+SECRET_KEY="{secret_key}"
+DEBUG="False"
+ALLOWED_HOSTS=".run.app"
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=""
+'''
+
+    # Write to temp file
+    import tempfile
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.env', delete=False) as f:
+        f.write(secrets_content)
+        temp_file = f.name
+
+    try:
+        # Try to create secret
+        result = c.run(f'gcloud secrets create "{secrets_name}" '
+                       f'--data-file="{temp_file}" '
+                       f'--project "{project}"', warn=True, hide=True)
+
+        if result.failed:
+            # Secret exists, add new version
+            c.run(f'gcloud secrets versions add "{secrets_name}" '
+                  f'--data-file="{temp_file}" '
+                  f'--project "{project}"', hide=True)
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(temp_file)
+
+    # Grant secret access
+    log_info("Granting secret access...")
+    c.run(f'gcloud secrets add-iam-policy-binding "{secrets_name}" '
+          f'--member "serviceAccount:{cloudrun_sa}" '
+          f'--role roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor '
+          f'--project "{project}" --quiet', hide=True)
+
+    c.run(f'gcloud secrets add-iam-policy-binding "{secrets_name}" '
+          f'--member "serviceAccount:{cloudbuild_sa}" '
+          f'--role roles/secretmanager.secretAccessor '
+          f'--project "{project}" --quiet', hide=True)
+
+
+@task(name="setup-apis")
+def setup_apis(c, project=None):
+    """Enable required GCP APIs for an existing project."""
+    project = project or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    setup_enable_apis(c, project)
+
+
+@task(name="setup-iam")
+def setup_iam(c, project=None):
+    """Set up IAM permissions for an existing project."""
+    project = project or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa = setup_get_service_accounts(c, project)
+    setup_iam_permissions(c, project, cloudrun_sa, cloudbuild_sa, CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT)
+
+
+@task(name="setup-bucket")
+def setup_bucket(c, project=None, bucket=None):
+    """Create Cloud Storage bucket for an existing project."""
+    project = project or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    bucket = bucket or project
+    setup_create_bucket(c, project, bucket, GCP_REGION)
+
+
+@task(name="setup-database")
+def setup_database(c, project=None):
+    """Create database on Cloud SQL for an existing project."""
+    project = project or GCP_PROJECT_ID
+    password = setup_create_database(c, project, CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE, CLOUD_SQL_PROJECT)
+    print(f"\nDatabase password: {password}")
+    print("Save this password - you'll need it for your secrets!")
+

manage.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run administrative tasks."""
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.base')
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
+            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
+        ) from exc
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

readme.md

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+# {{ cookiecutter.project_name }}
+
+Django project with:
+
+- Django REST Framework
+- Django Allauth (email-only auth)
+- dj-rest-auth (API endpoints)
+- django-authtools (custom User model)
+- S3 storage (Backblaze B2)
+- django-cloud-tasks (GCP Cloud Tasks queue)
+
+## Quick Start
+
+This project uses [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) for fast dependency management.
+
+```bash
+# Install uv (if not already installed)
+curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+
+# Install dependencies (uv is much faster than pip)
+uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py runserver
+```
+

requirements.txt

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+# Django Core
+Django>=5.2,<6.0
+psycopg2-binary>=2.9
+dj-database-url>=2.1
+
+# Django REST Framework & Auth
+djangorestframework>=3.15
+dj-rest-auth>=7.0
+django-allauth>=65.0
+django-authtools>=2.0
+
+# Storage
+django-storages>=1.14
+boto3>=1.34
+
+# GCP Deployment
+django-environ>=0.11
+google-auth>=2.27
+google-cloud-secret-manager>=2.18
+google-cloud-storage>=2.14
+gunicorn>=21.2
+whitenoise>=6.6
+django-cors-headers>=4.3
+
+# Task Queue
+django-google-cloud-tasks>=0.22
+
+# Development
+python-dotenv>=1.0
+
+# Deployment Automation
+fabric>=3.2

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/asgi.py

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+"""
+ASGI config for {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }} project.
+
+It exposes the ASGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/asgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.base')
+
+application = get_asgi_application()

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/settings/base.py

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+"""
+Django settings for {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }} project.
+
+Generated by 'django-admin startproject' using Django 5.1.6.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/settings/
+
+For the full list of settings and their values, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import warnings
+import os
+
+try:
+    import dotenv
+    dotenv.load_dotenv()
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+# Suppress deprecation warnings from third-party packages
+warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=UserWarning, module='dj_rest_auth')
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'django-insecure-change-me-in-production')
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = os.getenv('DEBUG', 'True').lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes')
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = [h.strip() for h in os.getenv('ALLOWED_HOSTS', 'localhost,127.0.0.1').split(',') if h.strip()]
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'django.contrib.sites',
+
+    # Third party apps
+    'authtools',
+    'rest_framework',
+    'rest_framework.authtoken',
+    'allauth',
+    'allauth.account',
+    'allauth.socialaccount',
+    'dj_rest_auth',
+    'dj_rest_auth.registration',
+    'django_cloud_tasks',
+
+    # Local apps
+    '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}',
+    'accounts',
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+    'allauth.account.middleware.AccountMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.wsgi.application'
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#databases
+# Default: PostgreSQL (recommended for production)
+# Set DATABASE_URL environment variable or configure below
+
+DATABASE_URL = os.getenv('DATABASE_URL')
+if DATABASE_URL:
+    # Parse DATABASE_URL for production
+    import dj_database_url
+    DATABASES = {
+        'default': dj_database_url.parse(DATABASE_URL)
+    }
+else:
+    # Default to PostgreSQL for local development
+    DATABASES = {
+        'default': {
+            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+            'NAME': os.getenv('DB_NAME', '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}'),
+            'HOST': os.getenv('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'PORT': os.getenv('DB_PORT', '5432'),
+            'USER': os.getenv('DB_USER', 'postgres'),
+            'PASSWORD': os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD', 'postgres'),
+        }
+    }
+
+# Fallback to SQLite if USE_SQLITE is set (for quick local testing)
+if os.getenv('USE_SQLITE', '').lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes'):
+    DATABASES = {
+        'default': {
+            'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+            'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
+        }
+    }
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator'},
+    {'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator'},
+    {'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator'},
+    {'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator'},
+]
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+USE_I18N = True
+USE_TZ = True
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'staticfiles'
+
+# Default primary key field type
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#default-auto-field
+
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+
+SITE_ID = 1
+
+# Custom User Model
+AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'accounts.User'
+
+# Django REST Framework Configuration
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication',
+        'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
+    ],
+    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
+    ],
+    'DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer',
+    ],
+    'DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS': 'rest_framework.pagination.PageNumberPagination',
+    'PAGE_SIZE': 20,
+}
+
+# Django Allauth Configuration
+ACCOUNT_LOGIN_METHODS = {'email'}
+ACCOUNT_SIGNUP_FIELDS = ['email*', 'password1*', 'password2*']
+ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = 'optional'
+ACCOUNT_CONFIRM_EMAIL_ON_GET = True
+ACCOUNT_LOGIN_ON_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION = True
+ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_ON_GET = True
+ACCOUNT_RATE_LIMITS = {'login_failed': '5/5m'}
+ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_EXPIRE_DAYS = 3
+ACCOUNT_PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH = 8
+
+# Configure allauth to work with email-only user model (no username)
+ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_USERNAME_FIELD = None
+ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_EMAIL_FIELD = 'email'
+
+# dj-rest-auth Configuration
+REST_AUTH_SERIALIZERS = {
+    'USER_DETAILS_SERIALIZER': 'accounts.api.serializers.UserDetailsSerializer',
+}
+REST_AUTH_REGISTER_SERIALIZERS = {
+    'REGISTER_SERIALIZER': 'accounts.api.serializers.CustomRegisterSerializer',
+}
+
+REST_USE_JWT = False
+REST_SESSION_LOGIN = False
+
+# Email Configuration (for development)
+EMAIL_BACKEND = os.getenv('EMAIL_BACKEND', 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend')
+
+# Authentication backends
+AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
+    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
+    'allauth.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend',
+]
+
+# S3/Backblaze B2 Storage Configuration (optional)
+{% if cookiecutter.use_s3_storage == 'y' %}
+USE_S3_STORAGE = os.getenv('USE_S3_STORAGE', '').lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes')
+
+{% endif %}
+if USE_S3_STORAGE:
+    AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.getenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
+    AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.getenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY")
+    AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.getenv("AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME")
+    AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL")
+    AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = os.getenv("AWS_S3_REGION_NAME")
+    AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = None
+    AWS_S3_FILE_OVERWRITE = False
+    AWS_S3_VERIFY = True
+    AWS_QUERYSTRING_AUTH = True
+    AWS_QUERYSTRING_EXPIRE = 3600
+    AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION = 's3v4'
+    AWS_S3_ADDRESSING_STYLE = 'virtual'
+
+    STORAGES = {
+        "default": {"BACKEND": "storages.backends.s3.S3Storage"},
+        "staticfiles": {"BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"},
+    }
+else:
+    STORAGES = {
+        "default": {"BACKEND": "django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage"},
+        "staticfiles": {"BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"},
+    }
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Django Cloud Tasks Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+# In development, tasks run synchronously in-process (eager mode)
+# In production, configure GCP_PROJECT_ID and GCP_LOCATION for Cloud Tasks
+
+DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS = {
+    # Run tasks synchronously in development (no Cloud Tasks infrastructure needed)
+    'eager': os.getenv('CLOUD_TASKS_EAGER', 'True').lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes'),
+
+    # GCP settings (used in production when eager=False)
+    'project_id': os.getenv('GCP_PROJECT_ID', ''),
+    'location': os.getenv('GCP_LOCATION', '{{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}'),
+
+    # Task queues with different priorities
+    'queues': {
+        'instant': {
+            'name': 'instant',
+        },
+        'high': {
+            'name': 'high',
+        },
+        'medium': {
+            'name': 'medium',
+        },
+        'low': {
+            'name': 'low',
+        },
+    },
+
+    # Default queue for tasks without explicit queue
+    'default_queue': 'medium',
+}

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/settings/cloud_production.py

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+"""
+Django settings for Google Cloud Run production deployment.
+
+This settings file:
+- Reads secrets from Google Secret Manager
+- Uses WhiteNoise for static files
+- Uses Google Cloud Storage for media files
+- Configures CORS for API access
+
+Required environment variables:
+- DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE={{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.cloud_production
+- GCP_PROJECT_ID (optional, auto-detected on Cloud Run)
+
+Required secrets in Secret Manager (application_settings):
+- DATABASE_URL
+- SECRET_KEY
+- GS_BUCKET_NAME
+- ALLOWED_HOSTS (comma-separated)
+- CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS (comma-separated, optional)
+"""
+
+import io
+import os
+from google.cloud import secretmanager
+
+from .base import *
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Load secrets from Google Secret Manager
+# =============================================================================
+
+def get_secret(secret_id: str, project_id: str = None) -> str:
+    """Fetch a secret from Google Secret Manager."""
+    if project_id is None:
+        project_id = os.environ.get("GCP_PROJECT_ID") or os.environ.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT")
+    
+    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()
+    name = f"projects/{project_id}/secrets/{secret_id}/versions/latest"
+    response = client.access_secret_version(request={"name": name})
+    return response.payload.data.decode("UTF-8")
+
+
+# Load application settings from Secret Manager
+try:
+    import environ
+    env = environ.Env()
+    
+    secret_payload = get_secret("application_settings")
+    env.read_env(io.StringIO(secret_payload))
+except Exception as e:
+    import logging
+    logging.warning(f"Could not load secrets from Secret Manager: {e}")
+    env = environ.Env()
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Core Settings
+# =============================================================================
+
+DEBUG = env.bool("DEBUG", default=False)
+SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
+
+# Parse ALLOWED_HOSTS from comma-separated string
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = [h.strip() for h in env("ALLOWED_HOSTS", default="").split(",") if h.strip()]
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Database - Cloud SQL via Unix socket
+# =============================================================================
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": env.db("DATABASE_URL")
+}
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Static Files - WhiteNoise
+# =============================================================================
+
+MIDDLEWARE.insert(1, "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware")
+
+STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
+
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "storages.backends.gcloud.GoogleCloudStorage",
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "bucket_name": env("GS_BUCKET_NAME"),
+        },
+    },
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage",
+    },
+}
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Media Files - Google Cloud Storage
+# =============================================================================
+
+GS_BUCKET_NAME = env("GS_BUCKET_NAME")
+GS_DEFAULT_ACL = "publicRead"
+GS_QUERYSTRING_AUTH = False
+
+# =============================================================================
+# CORS Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [
+    o.strip() for o in env("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS", default="").split(",") if o.strip()
+]
+CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
+
+if CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
+    INSTALLED_APPS = ["corsheaders"] + list(INSTALLED_APPS)
+    MIDDLEWARE.insert(0, "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware")
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Security Settings
+# =============================================================================
+
+SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
+SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO", "https")
+SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Logging
+# =============================================================================
+
+LOGGING = {
+    "version": 1,
+    "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+    "formatters": {
+        "json": {
+            "format": '{"time": "%(asctime)s", "level": "%(levelname)s", "name": "%(name)s", "message": "%(message)s"}',
+        },
+    },
+    "handlers": {
+        "console": {
+            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            "formatter": "json",
+        },
+    },
+    "root": {
+        "handlers": ["console"],
+        "level": env("LOG_LEVEL", default="INFO"),
+    },
+    "loggers": {
+        "django": {
+            "handlers": ["console"],
+            "level": env("LOG_LEVEL", default="INFO"),
+            "propagate": False,
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Cloud Tasks Configuration (Production)
+# =============================================================================
+# Disable eager mode - use real Cloud Tasks infrastructure
+
+DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS['eager'] = False
+DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS['project_id'] = os.environ.get("GCP_PROJECT_ID") or os.environ.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT")
+DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS['location'] = env("GCP_LOCATION", default="{{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}")

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/settings/cloud_staging.py

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+"""
+Django settings for Google Cloud Run staging deployment.
+
+Same as cloud_production.py but with staging-specific defaults:
+- Uses application_settings_staging secret
+- DEBUG defaults to True
+- LOG_LEVEL defaults to DEBUG
+"""
+
+import io
+import os
+from google.cloud import secretmanager
+
+from .base import *
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Load secrets from Google Secret Manager
+# =============================================================================
+
+def get_secret(secret_id: str, project_id: str = None) -> str:
+    """Fetch a secret from Google Secret Manager."""
+    if project_id is None:
+        project_id = os.environ.get("GCP_PROJECT_ID") or os.environ.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT")
+    
+    client = secretmanager.SecretManagerServiceClient()
+    name = f"projects/{project_id}/secrets/{secret_id}/versions/latest"
+    response = client.access_secret_version(request={"name": name})
+    return response.payload.data.decode("UTF-8")
+
+
+# Load application settings from Secret Manager (staging secret)
+try:
+    import environ
+    env = environ.Env()
+    
+    secret_payload = get_secret("application_settings_staging")
+    env.read_env(io.StringIO(secret_payload))
+except Exception as e:
+    import logging
+    logging.warning(f"Could not load secrets from Secret Manager: {e}")
+    env = environ.Env()
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Core Settings (staging defaults)
+# =============================================================================
+
+DEBUG = env.bool("DEBUG", default=True)
+SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = [h.strip() for h in env("ALLOWED_HOSTS", default="").split(",") if h.strip()]
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Database - Cloud SQL via Unix socket
+# =============================================================================
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": env.db("DATABASE_URL")
+}
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Static Files - WhiteNoise
+# =============================================================================
+
+MIDDLEWARE.insert(1, "whitenoise.middleware.WhiteNoiseMiddleware")
+
+STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
+
+STORAGES = {
+    "default": {
+        "BACKEND": "storages.backends.gcloud.GoogleCloudStorage",
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "bucket_name": env("GS_BUCKET_NAME"),
+        },
+    },
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage",
+    },
+}
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Media Files - Google Cloud Storage
+# =============================================================================
+
+GS_BUCKET_NAME = env("GS_BUCKET_NAME")
+GS_DEFAULT_ACL = "publicRead"
+GS_QUERYSTRING_AUTH = False
+
+# =============================================================================
+# CORS Configuration
+# =============================================================================
+
+CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [
+    o.strip() for o in env("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS", default="").split(",") if o.strip()
+]
+CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
+
+if CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
+    INSTALLED_APPS = ["corsheaders"] + list(INSTALLED_APPS)
+    MIDDLEWARE.insert(0, "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware")
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Security Settings (relaxed for staging)
+# =============================================================================
+
+SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
+SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO", "https")
+SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Logging (verbose for staging)
+# =============================================================================
+
+LOGGING = {
+    "version": 1,
+    "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+    "formatters": {
+        "json": {
+            "format": '{"time": "%(asctime)s", "level": "%(levelname)s", "name": "%(name)s", "message": "%(message)s"}',
+        },
+    },
+    "handlers": {
+        "console": {
+            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            "formatter": "json",
+        },
+    },
+    "root": {
+        "handlers": ["console"],
+        "level": env("LOG_LEVEL", default="DEBUG"),
+    },
+    "loggers": {
+        "django": {
+            "handlers": ["console"],
+            "level": env("LOG_LEVEL", default="DEBUG"),
+            "propagate": False,
+        },
+    },
+}
+
+# =============================================================================
+# Cloud Tasks Configuration (Staging)
+# =============================================================================
+# Disable eager mode - use real Cloud Tasks infrastructure
+
+DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS['eager'] = False
+DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS['project_id'] = os.environ.get("GCP_PROJECT_ID") or os.environ.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT")
+DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS['location'] = env("GCP_LOCATION", default="{{ cookiecutter.gcp_region }}")

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/settings/dev.py

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+from .base import *

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/settings/production.py

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+from .base import *

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/tests.py

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+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+class S3IntegrationTests(TestCase):
+    def test_storages_backend_is_s3(self):
+        """Ensure the default storage backend is configured to S3."""
+        from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
+        try:
+            # Newer django-storages exposes S3Storage here
+            from storages.backends.s3 import S3Storage  # type: ignore
+        except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - fallback for older versions
+            # Older versions expose S3Boto3Storage
+            from storages.backends.s3boto3 import S3Boto3Storage as S3Storage  # type: ignore
+
+        self.assertTrue(
+            isinstance(default_storage, S3Storage),
+            msg="Default storage should be an instance of S3Storage/S3Boto3Storage",
+        )
+
+    def test_s3_settings_present(self):
+        """Verify critical S3 settings are present and sane."""
+        # STORAGES mapping should point default to S3 backend
+        self.assertIn("default", settings.STORAGES)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            settings.STORAGES["default"]["BACKEND"],
+            "storages.backends.s3.S3Storage",
+        )
+
+        # Required AWS settings
+        self.assertTrue(settings.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID)
+        self.assertTrue(settings.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
+        self.assertTrue(settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME)
+        self.assertTrue(settings.AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL)
+
+        # Security and URL behavior
+        self.assertTrue(settings.AWS_QUERYSTRING_AUTH)
+        self.assertEqual(settings.AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION, "s3v4")
+        self.assertIn(settings.AWS_S3_ADDRESSING_STYLE, ["auto", "virtual", "path"])
+
+
+class CloudTasksIntegrationTests(TestCase):
+    def test_cloud_tasks_settings_present(self):
+        """Basic sanity check for configured django-cloud-tasks settings."""
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(settings, "DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS"))
+        config = settings.DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS
+
+        # Check required keys exist
+        self.assertIn('eager', config)
+        self.assertIn('queues', config)
+        self.assertIn('default_queue', config)
+
+        # Check all 4 queues are configured
+        queues = config['queues']
+        self.assertIn('instant', queues)
+        self.assertIn('high', queues)
+        self.assertIn('medium', queues)
+        self.assertIn('low', queues)
+
+        # Default queue should be one of the configured queues
+        self.assertIn(config['default_queue'], queues)
+
+    def test_eager_mode_in_development(self):
+        """In development, eager mode should be enabled by default."""
+        # This test assumes we're running in dev mode where eager=True
+        config = settings.DJANGO_CLOUD_TASKS
+        # In test environment, eager should be True (tasks run in-process)
+        self.assertTrue(config.get('eager', False))
+
+# Live S3 read/write integration tests (skipped unless S3_LIVE_TESTS=1)
+import os
+import uuid
+import unittest
+from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
+from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(os.getenv("S3_LIVE_TESTS") == "1", "Set S3_LIVE_TESTS=1 to run live S3 tests")
+class S3ReadWriteTests(TestCase):
+    def test_upload_and_download_small_text_file(self):
+        """Upload a small text file to S3 and download it back via default_storage."""
+        key = f"test/integration/{uuid.uuid4().hex}.txt"
+        content = b"hello from integration test"
+        saved_key = None
+        try:
+            saved_key = default_storage.save(key, ContentFile(content))
+            self.assertTrue(default_storage.exists(saved_key))
+
+            with default_storage.open(saved_key, mode="rb") as fh:
+                data = fh.read()
+            self.assertEqual(data, content)
+        finally:
+            if saved_key and default_storage.exists(saved_key):
+                default_storage.delete(saved_key)
+
+    def test_upload_and_download_binary_file(self):
+        """Upload/download a small binary blob to ensure binary IO works as expected."""
+        key = f"test/integration/{uuid.uuid4().hex}.bin"
+        # Arbitrary binary payload
+        content = bytes([0x00, 0xFF, 0x10, 0x20, 0x7F, 0x80, 0xAB, 0xCD])
+        saved_key = None
+        try:
+            saved_key = default_storage.save(key, ContentFile(content))
+            self.assertTrue(default_storage.exists(saved_key))
+
+            with default_storage.open(saved_key, mode="rb") as fh:
+                data = fh.read()
+            self.assertEqual(data, content)
+        finally:
+            if saved_key and default_storage.exists(saved_key):
+                default_storage.delete(saved_key)
+

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/urls.py

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+"""
+URL configuration for {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }} project.
+
+The `urlpatterns` list routes URLs to views. For more information please see:
+    https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/http/urls/
+Examples:
+Function views
+    1. Add an import:  from my_app import views
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', views.home, name='home')
+Class-based views
+    1. Add an import:  from other_app.views import Home
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('', Home.as_view(), name='home')
+Including another URLconf
+    1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
+    2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
+"""
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import path, include
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+
+    # All accounts/authentication endpoints under /api/accounts/
+    path('api/accounts/', include([
+        # dj-rest-auth endpoints
+        path('auth/', include('dj_rest_auth.urls')),
+        # Override registration to a simple email/password endpoint
+        path('auth/registration/', include(([
+            path('', __import__('accounts.api.views', fromlist=['']).simple_register, name='rest_register'),
+        ], 'accounts'), namespace='auth_registration')),
+
+        path('auth/registration/', include('dj_rest_auth.registration.urls')),
+
+        # Custom accounts endpoints
+        path('', include('accounts.api.urls', namespace='accounts')),
+    ])),
+]

{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/wsgi.py

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+"""
+WSGI config for {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }} project.
+
+It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.settings.base')
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()